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Audio engineering

Audio engineering

  • Audio engineer
    An audio engineer works on the recording, manipulation using equalization and electronic effects, mixing, reproduction, and reinforcement of sound.
  • History of sound recording
    Experiments in capturing sound on a recording medium for preservation and reproduction began in earnest during the Industrial Revolution of the 1800s.
  • Pro Tools
    Pro Tools is a digital audio workstation developed and released by Avid Technology for the Microsoft Windows and OS X operating systems which can be used for a wide range of sound recording and sound production purposes.
  • Dither
    Dither is an intentionally applied form of noise used to randomize quantization error, preventing large-scale patterns such as color banding in images.
  • Chromium(IV) oxide
    Chromium dioxide or chromium(IV) oxide is an inorganic compound with the formula CrO2.
  • Studio monitor
    Studio monitors are loudspeakers specifically designed for audio production applications, such as recording studios, filmmaking, television studios, radio studios and project or home studios, where accurate audio reproduction is crucial, whereas reference monitors are loudspeakers generally used to gauge what a recording will sound like on consumer-grade speakers.
  • Tube sound
    Tube sound (or valve sound) is the characteristic sound associated with a vacuum tube-based audio amplifier.
  • Scratching
    Scratching, sometimes referred to as scrubbing, is a DJ and turntablist technique used to produce distinctive percussive or rhythmic sounds and sound effects by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while optionally manipulating the crossfader on a DJ mixer.
  • Crosstalk
    In electronics, crosstalk is any phenomenon by which a signal transmitted on one circuit or channel of a transmission system creates an undesired effect in another circuit or channel.
  • Jukebox
    A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that will play a patron's selection from self-contained media.
  • Dynamic range compression
    Dynamic range compression (DRC) or simply compression is a signal processing operation that reduces the volume of loud sounds or amplifies quiet sounds by narrowing or compressing an audio signal's dynamic range.
  • BBC Research & Development
    BBC Research & Development is the national technical research department of the BBC.
  • Volta Laboratory and Bureau
    The Volta Laboratory (also known as the "Alexander Graham Bell Laboratory", the "Bell Carriage House" and the "Bell Laboratory") and the Volta Bureau were created in Georgetown, Washington, D.
  • John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation
    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards the John A.
  • Ludwig Blattner
    Ludwig Blattner (born 1881; died 1935) was a German-born inventor, film producer and studio owner in the United Kingdom, and developer of one of the earliest sound recording devices.
  • LANDR
    LANDR is an online, cloud-based, automated mastering service developed by MixGenius in Montreal, QC.
  • Alpha & Omega Recording
    Alpha & Omega Recording is the San Rafael, California recording studio of American music producer, Sandy Pearlman.
  • Audio over Ethernet
    In audio and broadcast engineering, Audio over Ethernet (sometimes AoE—not to be confused with ATA over Ethernet) is the use of an Ethernet-based network to distribute real-time digital audio.
  • Aura Sonic
    Aura-Sonic, Ltd. (ASL) is a remote recording company based in Queens, New York that specializes in mobile and location production, audio for video broadcasting, video production, sound reinforcement and on-site automated dialogue replacement.
  • PMC Ltd.
    The Professional Monitor Company Limited, better known as PMC, is a British loudspeaker manufacturer, established in 1991.
  • Sound quality
    Sound quality is typically an assessment of the accuracy, enjoyability, or intelligibility of audio output from an electronic device.
  • Audio time-scale/pitch modification
    Time stretching is the process of changing the speed or duration of an audio signal without affecting its pitch.
  • Envelope detector
    An envelope detector is an electronic circuit that takes a high-frequency signal as input and provides an output which is the envelope of the original signal.
  • International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives
    The International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) was established in 1969 to serve as a forum for international co-operation between archives, libraries, and individuals interested in the preservation of recorded sound and audiovisual documents.
  • Clair Global
    Clair Global, or simply Clair, is a professional sound reinforcement and live touring production support company.
  • Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
    The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959.
  • Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical
    The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording, Classical has been awarded since 1959.
  • Ocean Way Recording
    Ocean Way Recording was the name of a series of recording studios located in Los Angeles, California and Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Odyssey Studios
    Odyssey Studios was a recording studio based near Marble Arch in London and opened in 1979.
  • Institute of Professional Sound
    The Institute of Professional Sound, previously the Institute of Broadcast Sound, is an organisation for audio professionals.
  • Precedence effect
    The precedence effect or law of the first wavefront is a binaural psychoacoustic effect.
  • Producing Great Sound for Film and Video
    Producing Great Sound for Film and Video: Expert Tips from Preproduction to Final Mix is a non-fiction book and filmmaking handbook.
  • Backmasking
    Backmasking is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be played forward.
  • Audio frequency
    An audio frequency (abbreviation: AF) or audible frequency is characterized as a periodic vibration whose frequency is audible to the average human.
  • SAE Institute
    The SAE Institute (SAE, formerly also known as the School of Audio Engineering and the SAE Technology College) is a private college founded in 1976 by sound engineer, record producer and businessman Tom Misner.
  • Verband Deutscher Tonmeister
    The Verband Deutscher Tonmeister e.
  • Phase One Studios
    Phase One Studios is a recording and mixing studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that opened in 1974.
  • McCune Audio/Video/Lighting
    McCune Audio Video Lighting (previously known as Harry McCune Sound Service, McCune Audio Visual and McCune Audio Visual Video) is an American company based in South San Francisco, California, with offices in Monterey and Anaheim.
  • NTi Audio
    NTi Audio AG is a manufacturer of test and measurement instruments for acoustics, audio and vibration applications.
  • National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
    The National Audiovisual Conservation Center, also known as the Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation, is the Library of Congress's new audiovisual archive located inside Mount Pony in Culpeper, Virginia.
  • Neural Audio Corporation
    Neural Audio Corporation was an audio research company based in Kirkland, Washington .
  • Digital do MaiN
    Digital do MaiN (Japanese: デジタルドメイン株式会社 Dezitaru do MēiN Kabushiki Gaisha) is a Japanese audio engineering company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, which mission is design, development, manufacturing and sales of high-quality innovative audio equipment for individual users and small groups.
  • DiGiCo
    DiGiCo is a British company, founded in 2002, that manufactures digital mixing consoles targeted for live audio mixing applications.